Anywho, i guess it was owned by these two British guys. They had a falling out, and one of them kept the name and moved the store to the LES. The other guy opened "Big City" records like a block over from Academy in the East Village.
The Big City guy decided to open a new store, and of all the places in the world he could pick, dude chooses my town in New Jersey, like 5 minutes away from my house! So, on the one hand i'm psyched... on the other hand, my checking account will surely feel the wrath.
This dude was in "good-will mode" with the opening, with a ton of killer records, a little chewed up, under $10 bucks. I hit it up three weeks in a row. Here are some of the gems I got. For any of you WWALT members feeling bad for not paying money for music in 2010, I got us covered.
Here are the pics, excuse my stir crazy children getting in on the act:
Happy New Years.
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I don't think it's a coincidence that guy opened a store five minutes from your house. What label are those Miroslav and Attila things on?
"Embryo", Herbie Mann's label from the 70's. They all have that same die-cut cover vibe. That Miroslav LP is a monster.
Harry Partch! Sweet! Is that his recordings, or other people doing his stuff?
You gave me that same Miroslav LP at one of your stoop sales one time. I think you gave me "Headhunters" too.
@Zink, That Harry Partch LP is pretty cool. "Conducted by Danlee Mitchell under the supervision of the composer"...
Also note that Bo Hanson Lord of the Rings joint which was like three bucks! DC!! DC!!!
Nice work DC. What is that Africa/India thing?
@ Pete, Music from North Yemen (?), like funky North African folk music.
Attila looks like Bill Bixby from The Incredible Hulk.
Do you ever do any ripping of the vinyl you buy? I would love to hear some of this stuff.
That Tjader thing, such an iconic cover and such good music, I'm pining for that a bit and I've sworn off vinyl. Would love to hear that Attila.
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